I am pretty good at giving up trying to learn Japanese. While living in Tokyo I had started and stopped learning Japanese a number of times. Work would get busy, the costs were very high, the lesson schedules weren't super flexible. All excuses, and if I must say, pretty great excuses.

Since moving to New York though, Kana has doubled her efforts towards learning English. She takes mulitple kinds of lessons, reads English books, has me correct her writing and pronunciation. It is pretty impressive and also a constant reminder that I don't put in nearly that much effort to learn Japanese. I still can't pronounce 5 basic sounds in Japanese (ra ใ‚‰, ri ใ‚Š, ru ใ‚‹, re ใ‚Œ, ro ใ‚).

Kana recently decided to start doing more writing, both in English and Japanese. I thought I would try and copy her. I will try and write things in English, followed by Japanese that Kana has corrected, and maybe I will also include my original Japanese just as a comparison.


็งใฏใ™ใใซๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฎๅ‹‰ๅผทใ‚’่ซฆใ‚ใฆใ—ใพใ†ใใ›ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ๆฑไบฌใซไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸๆ™‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฎใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใฆใฏใ‚„ใ‚ใฆใ‚’็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไป•ไบ‹ใฏๅฟ™ใ—ใใชใ‚‹ใ—ใ€ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใฎใ‚นใ‚ฑใ‚ธใƒฅใƒผใƒซใฏๆŸ”่ปŸใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ—ใ€ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใฎ่ฒป็”จใฏ้ซ˜ใ„ใ—ใ€ไฝ•ๅบฆใ‚‚ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใซ่กŒใใฎใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‚ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏๅ…จ้ƒจ่จ€ใ„่จณใ€‚

ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒจใƒผใ‚ฏใซๅผ•ใฃ่ถŠใ—ใฆๆฅใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€้ฆ™่œใฏ่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’ไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚้ฆ™่œใฏ่‰ฒใ€…ใชใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใ‚’ใจใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใฎๆœฌใ‚’่ชญใ‚“ใ ใ‚Šใ€็งใฏ้ฆ™่œใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใจใƒฉใ‚คใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚’็›ดใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚็งใฏใจใฆใ‚‚้–ขๅฟƒใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ—ใฆ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒใฉใ‚Œใ ใ‘ๅŠชๅŠ›ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใชใ„ใ‹ๆฐ—ไป˜ใ‹ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚็งใฏๆœชใ ใซใ€Œใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚Šใ€ใ‚‹ใ€ใ‚Œใ€ใ‚ใ€ใฎ็™บ้ŸณใŒใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

ๆœ€่ฟ‘้ฆ™่œใฏ่‹ฑ่ชžใจๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใงๆ–‡็ซ  ใ‚’ๆ›ธใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰็งใ‚‚็œŸไผผใ‚’ใ—ใฆ่‹ฑ่ชžใจๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฎๆ—ฅ่จ˜ใ‚’ๆ›ธใใพใ™ใ€‚

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็งใ€€ใฏใ€€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฎๅ‹‰ๅผทใ€€ใŒใ€€่ซฆใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใฏไธŠๆ‰‹ใงใ™ใ€‚ๆฑไบฌใ€€ไฝใ‚“ใ ใฎๆ™‚ใ€€็งใ€€ใฏใ€€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฎใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใ€€ใ‚’ใ€€ใ‚ˆใใ€€ๅˆใ‚ใฆใ€€ใงใ‚‚ใ€€ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใ€€ๆญขใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ไป•ไบ‹ใ€€ใฏใ€€ๅฟ™ใ—ใใชใ‚‹ใ—ใ€ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใ€€ใฎใ€€ใ‚นใ‚ฑใ‚ธใƒฅใƒผใƒซใ€€ใฏใ€€ในใ‚“ใ‚Šใ€€ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ€€ใ ใ—ใ€ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใ€€ใฎใ€€่ฒป็”จใ€€ใฏใ€€้ซ˜ใ„ใ—ใ€€ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€€ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใ€€ใ‚’ใ€€ๆญขใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ€€ใฏใ€€่จ€ใ„่จณใ€€ใงใ‚‚ใ€€ใ„ใ„ใ€€่จ€ใ„่จณใ€€ใ ใ‚ใ†๏ผŸ

ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒจใƒผใ‚ฏใ€€ใซใ€€ๅผ•ใฃ่ถŠใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ€€้ฆ™่œใ€€ใฏใ€€่‹ฑ่ชžใ€€ใ‚’ใ€€ไธ€็”Ÿๆ‡ธๅ‘ฝใ€€ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚้ฆ™่œใ€€ใฏใ€€่‰ฒใ€…ใ€€ใฎใ€€ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใ€€ใ‚’ใ€€ใจใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ใ€€่‹ฑ่ชžใฎๆœฌใ€€ใ‚’ใ€€่ชญใ‚“ใ ใ‚Šใ€็งใ€€ใฏใ€€้ฆ™่œใ€€ใฎใ€€็™บ้Ÿณใ€€ใจใ€€ๆ›ธใ่พผใฟใ€€ใ‚’ใ€€็›ดใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€€ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚้ฆ™่œใ€€ใฎใ€€ใ‚„ใ‚Šๆ–นใ€€ใฏใ€€็งใ€€ใฎใ€€ใ‚คใƒณใ‚นใƒ”ใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ€‚็งใ€€ใฏใ€€ใพใ ใ€€ใ€Œใ‚‰ใ€ใ‚Šใ€ใ‚‹ใ€ใ‚Œใ€ใ‚ใ€ใฎใ€€็™บ้Ÿณใ€€ใŒใ€€ใงใใชใ„ใ€‚

ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใ€€้ฆ™่œใ€€ใฏใ€€่‹ฑ่ชžใ€€ใจใ€€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ€€ใฎใ€€ๆ—ฅ่จ˜ ใ‚’ใ€€ๆ›ธใ„ใฆใ€€ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€€็งใ€€ใ‚‚ใ€€่‹ฑ่ชžใ€€ใจใ€€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ€€ใฎใ€€ๆ—ฅ่จ˜ใ€€ใ‚’ใ€€ๆ›ธใใพใ™ใ€‚

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